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Review of Tamron 14-150 and comparison to other m43 super zooms

Started Oct 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
bs1946
bs1946 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,780
Re: Review of Tamron 14-150 and comparison to other m43 super zooms

I posted the original question of user experience with the Tamron 14-150mm or the Panasonic 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 on the E-M10. I did not ask about the Olympus 14-150mm because it did not get the greatest reviews. I was surprised that most of the responders spoke highly of the Olympus 14-150. JL did not like the results of the Panasonic 14-140 but there are two versions; the older 14-140mm f/4-5.8 and the newer 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6. Opinions of the older Panasonic seem to indicate it was a real dog which is probably why Panasonic released the new lens. He didn't indicate which one he used. The new lens is a complete rebuild and was released around the same time as the Tamron.

In addition, the November issue of Shutterbug has a review of the Tamron 14-150 and most of the testing was done on an E-M10. Since I get a digital copy, it's hard to really tell how good the images are and the reviewers rarely have any bad comments about anything the magazine is reviewing. One thing he did say, is that the lens is much better suited for the E-M10 than the two Panasonic bodies he also used because the E-M10 has IBIS and the lens has no OIS. Another interesting comment was that Tamron has a long history of building super zooms, so its not that surprising that this is their first M43 lens.

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